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News The series will be part of the teams’ preparations for the T20 World Cup, which will be held from October 17 to November 14 in UAE and Oman Bangladesh will host New Zealand for a five-match T20I series from September 1 to 10, with all the matches scheduled to take place at the Shere

News Wicketkeeper Jess McFadyen and seamer Claudia Green called up for tour of three T20Is and five ODIs Allrounder Amelia Kerr has opted out of New Zealand Women’s tour of England for three T20Is and five ODIs in September, citing the need to prioritise her mental health and well-being. Kerr, who has played 41 ODIs

All the domestic squads in New Zealand have now been confirmed with the final contract spots handed out among the six teams who will compete for the Plunket Shield, Ford Trophy and Super Smash. Canterbury dominated the 2020-21 season by winning the Plunket Shield and Ford Trophy while Wellington, with Finn Allen and Devon Conway

News “I guess it’s a great way to give back to the fans that’ve supported us,” Tim Southee says New Zealand’s World Test Championship-winning squad is set for a week-long, nationwide tour with the mace later this month. The tour will kick off in Whangarei on July 26 and will end in Invercargill (Stadium Southland)

News Six Associate nations – Malaysia, Namibia, Oman, Scotland, the UAE and the USA – have also submitted proposals Seventeen member nations have put themselves forward as potential hosts for eight men’s white-ball ICC events – two ODI World Cups, four T20 World Cups and two Champions Trophies – to be held from 2024 to

Adam Milne has signed as an overseas player at Birmingham Phoenix Milne, the New Zealand fast bowler, is currently playing for Kent in the T20 Blast. He replaces Shaheen Shah Afridi at Birmingham. Afridi is unavailable due to international duty. With experience in international and franchise cricket – he’s played in the IPL and BBL

News The New Zealand batter says he has no no plans of retiring, and that he “still want(s) to learn and still get better” New Zealand batter Ross Taylor has toasted New Zealand’s World Test Championship victory, saying it will “make up” for the 2019 World Cup heartbreak at Lord’s, where they lost without actually

News Ross Taylor, Devon Conway, Kyle Jamieson and Trent Boult also move up after WTC final performances There were a number of key contributors in New Zealand’s eight-wicket win over India in the World Test Championship (WTC) final, and many of them, led by captain Kane Williamson, have made gains in the latest ICC Test

News Each win now worth 12 points, a draw worth four points and a tie worth six points The five-match Pataudi Trophy between England and India starting August 4 will kick off the second cycle of the World Test Championship. That series along with the Ashes, in December, will be the only two series comprising

News New Zealand quick hopes winning the WTC gives his team the opportunity to play longer series more often New Zealand have played 18 bilateral Test series over the last five years. Of those, four have been three-match series, with two-match series making up the remainder. Compare that to the team they defeated in the

News Analysis Jurgensen reveals Southee’s unusual inswinger was developed at a camp in Lincoln just before the England tour There’s a lot more to it, of course, but at its deadliest, Tim Southee‘s method is all about that old three-card trick: outswing, outswing, and the one that goes the other way. Except it isn’t just

News “In terms of having the four of us in one time is pretty special” – Tim Southee Shane Jurgensen, the New Zealand bowling coach, has described winning the inaugural World Test Championship (WTC) as his “greatest coaching achievement”. “I think for me this is about, for all of New Zealand really, from people that

Neil Wagner has said he still feels ‘pretty young and the body feels really good’ and that he has ‘plenty left in the tank’ as a Test cricketer © Getty Images As a red-ball specialist who hasn’t played any white-ball cricket for New Zealand, Neil Wagner had never dreamed of being part of a world

New Zealand’s captain Kane Williamson has described winning the inaugural World Test Championship in Southampton as a “special feeling”, but would not go as far as calling it the biggest day in the history of New Zealand cricket. “Certainly is a very special feeling. A couple of close ones and then to get one [final

Play 03:08 Manjrekar: ‘This team has more world-class players than any NZ team previously’ Former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum has admitted it was difficult to believe that the team would end their run of near-misses in world events on the final day against India in Southampton while Sir Richard Hadlee lauded the current generation

News India captain acknowledges NZ were better side but says great Tests come in series Virat Kohli, India’s captain, admitted that New Zealand are the deserving winners of the inaugural World Test Championship, but has called for future editions of the tournament – which is contested over a two-year cycle – to be decided in

Report New Zealand’s last five wickets added 114 compared to India’s 61, and proved to be the difference A defensive masterclass from Kane Williamson all but eliminated a defeat for New Zealand in the World Test Championship final, but India were resolute in the session they got to bat, losing just the two wickets and

Report All the stats, analysis and colour from the title bout of the inaugural World Test Championship Day four of the World Test Championship final, and Virat Kohli’s India need to play a bit of catch up with Kane Williamson’s New Zealand – if the weather allows. A recap of day three. Stay tuned for

Day three of the World Test Championship final. Here’s to more riveting cricket from Virat Kohli’s India and Kane Williamson’s New Zealand – just like yesterday. Here’s ESPNcricinfo’s live updates – please refresh your page for the latest. Click here for ball-by-ball commentary. Here’s our live coverage in Hindi. Those in the US can watch

Report All the stats, analysis and colour from the title bout of the inaugural World Test Championship Day three of the World Test Championship final. Here’s to more riveting cricket from Virat Kohli’s India and Kane Williamson’s New Zealand – just like yesterday. Here’s ESPNcricinfo’s live updates – please refresh your page for the latest.

News Indications are both teams aren’t tweaking plans yet, given they still have five days available to them, but India will take a call on their XI ‘if needed’ at toss time India’s XI for the World Test Championship final has been chosen to “take the pitch and conditions out of the equation”, according to

Report All the stats, analysis and colour from the title bout of the inaugural World Test Championship Gear up for the Ultimate Test. It’s Virat Kohli’s India taking on Kane Williamson’s New Zealand in the final of the inaugural World Test Championship, in Southampton. Here’s ESPNcricinfo’s live updates – please refresh your page for the

Big picture Imagine that the guardians of Test cricket, in a bid to assess the future health of the grand old game, dispatch a delegate from its golden age through time and space to watch the inaugural World Test Championship final of 2021. You can take your pick as to when that golden era might

Play 00:52 Five batters and two spinners? Aakash Chopra’s India XI for WTC final VVS Laxman has offered two tips to Rohit Sharma ahead of the World Test Championship final against New Zealand starting Friday: know where your off stump is to leave the ball outside off and don’t take the left leg across too

News Daryl Mitchell, Doug Bracewell, Jacob Duffy and Rachin Ravindra also left out Ajaz Patel‘s impressive performance against England at Edgbaston has earned him the spin-bowling position ahead of Mitchell Santner in New Zealand’s final 15-player squad for the World Test Championship final. Daryl Mitchell, who also played in the second Test, is another to

News “Everyone backs everyone, it doesn’t matter which XI is playing” On a high after their emphatic series win at Edgbaston on Sunday, New Zealand will now have plenty of selection headaches to deal with for the World Test Championship final against India starting June 18 in Southampton. With a combination of injuries and their

Report All the updates, news and stats from day four of the second Test at Edgbaston Welcome to day four of our live report of the second Test between England and New Zealand from Edgbaston. Join us for updates, analysis and colour. You can find our traditional ball-by-ball commentary here. * Most recent entry will

Report All the updates, news and stats from day three of the second Test at Edgbaston Welcome to day three of our live report of the second Test between England and New Zealand from Edgbaston. Join us for updates, analysis and colour. You can find our traditional ball-by-ball commentary here. * Most recent entry will

Welcome to day three of our live report of the second Test between England and New Zealand from Edgbaston. Join us for updates, analysis and colour. You can find our traditional ball-by-ball commentary here. * Most recent entry will appear at the top, please refresh your page for the latest updates. All times are local

Play 01:44 ‘Frustated’ England ask if soft signal is necessary after Conway’s reprieve Stuart Broad has called for the ICC to “do away with” the soft signal following a controversial moment on the second day of the LV= Insurance Test against New Zealand at Edgbaston. Broad was convinced that Devon Conway had been caught at